George hadn't looked up through any of that. Just staring at the floor, expressionless, almost as if politely waiting for Stephanie to finish so he could shut the door. When she'd stopped talking, he simply stood there.
She wasn't pregnant.
She wasn't with Dean.
She was with him.
A rush of relief so deep that it actually made his breath catch rushed through George. Lifting one hand to rub his face, he didn't even notice that his fingers were trembling.
Then, without a word, he reached out to pull Stephanie to him. Bending down he kissed her with a desperate kind of abandon. Uncaring of the goop, he tangled his fingers in her hair and bent her back, slightly, with the force of his embrace.
He hadn't lost her. Oh, thank Merlin's hairy arse. Laughing in relief, shaking his head, he pulled back to look at her. Pushing back her hair from her face with one hand, George smiled down at her.
"I love you, you insane woman. Even if you fake pregnancies and get married off to random blokes." He kissed her again, this time soft and sweet. "I love you, Stephanie. So don't scare me like that again, yeah? If you're going to be faking being preggers, let me know. I'll make a bouncing baby prank line or...something." He traced one finger across her cheek. "But I thought I lost you."
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Date: 2007-08-09 03:49 am (UTC)She wasn't pregnant.
She wasn't with Dean.
She was with him.
A rush of relief so deep that it actually made his breath catch rushed through George. Lifting one hand to rub his face, he didn't even notice that his fingers were trembling.
Then, without a word, he reached out to pull Stephanie to him. Bending down he kissed her with a desperate kind of abandon. Uncaring of the goop, he tangled his fingers in her hair and bent her back, slightly, with the force of his embrace.
He hadn't lost her. Oh, thank Merlin's hairy arse. Laughing in relief, shaking his head, he pulled back to look at her. Pushing back her hair from her face with one hand, George smiled down at her.
"I love you, you insane woman. Even if you fake pregnancies and get married off to random blokes." He kissed her again, this time soft and sweet. "I love you, Stephanie. So don't scare me like that again, yeah? If you're going to be faking being preggers, let me know. I'll make a bouncing baby prank line or...something." He traced one finger across her cheek. "But I thought I lost you."